Nevado del Ruiz, Colombia

Stratovolcano · 5,279 m (17,320 ft)

Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano in Colombia, 5,279 m (17,320 ft) high. Its last known eruption: 1964 or later. NOAA records 3 significant eruptions here, which killed 24,716 people where the toll is counted.

Nevado del Ruiz on the map

Nevado del Ruiz and the volcanoes within 300 km, colored by when each last erupted.

Since 1964
1900 to 1963
1800s
AD 1 to 1799
Before AD 1, or undated

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The volcano

Type: Stratovolcano
Elevation: 5,279 m (17,320 ft)
Country: Colombia
Summit: 4.892° N, 75.324° W
Last known eruption: 1964 or later
Holocene activity known from: Historical
Smithsonian volcano number: 351020

Significant eruptions

3 on record, newest first.

Around it

The volcanoes within 300 km.

Earthquakes near Nevado del Ruiz Ash advisories and webcams on the live map

Sources

Volcanoes and significant eruptions from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. Volcano numbers are the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program’s.